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Animal Feed

Volume 470: debated on Wednesday 23 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what dates Ministers in his Department reviewed the decision of May 2001 not to compensate swill feeders following the ban of swill feeding. (177565)

Ministers and officials have considered compensation for the former swill feeders (the Associated Swill Users (ASU)) on a number of occasions.

i. Following a meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Lords) Baroness Hayman and the ASU on 2 May 2001.

ii. Following correspondence from the ASU received on 1 July 2001.

iii. Following a meeting on 4 October 2001 between officials and representatives of the ASU.

iv. Following a meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons) and the ASU on 20 November 2001.

v. Following a meeting on 24 June 2003 between the ASU, some of their MPs and the Secretary of State and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons).

vi. Following correspondence from the ASU received on 5 May 2005.

vii. Following correspondence from George Howarth, MP received on 1 July 2005.

viii. Following a meeting on 19 July 2005 between Nick Brown, MP and the Secretary of State.